Biden freezes Saudi arms deal

Kingdom braces itself for a less friendly Washington

A Patriot missile battery seen near Prince Sultan airbase south of Riyadh in February 2020 (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool/AFP/Getty)

From the Wall Street Journal:

The Biden administration has imposed a temporary freeze on U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and is scrutinizing purchases by the United Arab Emirates as it reviews billions of dollars in weapons…